World Equestrian Games Coming to NBC Sports Next Week

Competition at the 2014 World Equestrian Games (Wikimedia Commons/Florence Skowron)

Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 12, NBC Sports presents nearly 65 hours of FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018 coverage, including a record 57 hours live from Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C., presented across NBC, NBCSN, and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Live coverage begins with the dressage team and individual grand prix Sept. 12 at 2 pm. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and continues with the endurance team and individual ride at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The event culminates on Sunday, Sept. 23, with live coverage of the jumping individual third competition at noon ET on NBC, followed by the driving cones test at 1:30 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Events on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA content will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com, OlympicChannel.com, the NBC Sports app, and the Olympic Channel app.

The World Equestrian Games are held every four years in the middle of the Summer Olympic cycle. World champions will be crowned across eight disciplines, including the three Olympic events (Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing). Rio bronze medalist Laura Graves is expected to headline the Americans in dressage, while three-time Olympic medalist McLain Ward should highlight the Americans in jumping.

Randy Moss calls the event on NBC and NBCSN, joined by analyst Melanie Smith-Taylor. Kenny Rice will report from Tryon International Equestrian Center.

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Following is NBC Sports’ FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 television schedule (all times ET, subject to change):